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| − | = Infernal Artifacts =
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| − | Nestled within the twisted form of Malfeas lies the substance the demons call Thien To, or vitriol. This corrosive substance was left from Creation when it was begun, locked away lest it devour the Primordials’ work. Elusive of proper study, caustic beyond measure and beautiful even in its foulness, it resembles the Demon Princes themselves. Perhaps its properties have been blighted by the demons. Perhaps it is the other way round. Perhaps they were always alike.
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| − | Welling up from pores in Malfeas’s own dark flesh, vitriol is an oily, iridescent liquid, its dark surface veiled by clouds of acrid and bitingly sweet smoke that boil away from it. It devours flesh readily, and given enough time will consume anything not formed of the Magical Materials or Malfeas itself. These properties have not been ignored by the Yozis in their crusade against Creation. Lesser demons gather and store vitriol, a fiercely unpleasant and oft dangerous task.
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| − | The purer the substance to which vitriol is exposed to, the fiercer its vigour in devouring it. Touched to the finest of things, vitriol becomes a roiling mass of seething malice, boiling away its own impurities in its vigour to defile such purity. Fed with the finest jewels, the blood of innocence, the best of thoughts and the most immaculate souls, vitriol condenses ever further, until it coalesces to a sliver of crystalline hatred known as vitrioline. Demons demand tribute of such pure things both to feed themselves and to fuel the production of this vile substance.
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| − | The translucent appearance of vitrioline bears slivers of strange colour within, and is covered with a slick layer of the vitriol from which it is refined. It releases dark and misty fumes as it moves, and people who inhale such smell an odour more delicious than honey as they feel the linings of their lungs stripped away.
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| − | Infernal Exalted may attune to vitrioline artefacts at no additional cost; nothing is closer to the Essence of the Demon Princes.
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| − | == Vitrioline Weapons ==
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| − | Often gracing the hands of Infernals, vitrioline weaponry is often formed in elaborate and bizarre shapes. When they strike, searing acid sluices away from the blade and boils through armour and flesh alike. Vitrioline weaponry adds one to its minimum damage after soak.
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| − | == Vitrioline Armour ==
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| − | Vitrioline armour is predictably very rare. Its substance is caustic to its wearer, fiercely unpleasant to be near, and is very difficult to produce. Nonetheless a few sets exist, lined with white jade and replete with a facemask and bulky gauntlets. The cloud of acidic smoke released by vitrioline armour deals 1L damage every turn to everyone within a yard of its bearer, and the same again to anyone who strikes it unarmed.
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| − | == Vitrioline Bracers ==
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| − | Carved in confusing, mad patterns, vitrioline bracers imbue the Infernal’s attacks with their own inevitability. A character using vitrioline braces adds two to the accuracy of their attacks.
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| − | == Vitriol Flasks ==
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| − | Crafted from black stone and inlaid with sigils designed to sunder on hard impact, vitriol flasks are a powerful if somewhat volatile weapon made available to Infernals. The acidic substance leaves disfiguring and painful wounds in its wake, making it a feared component of the Infernal arsenal; however, it is almost impossible to acquire save as a favour from the denizens of Malfeas themselves. Infernals may purchase five vitriol flasks at character creation for Artifact OO, twenty five flasks for Artifact OOO, Or a hundred and twenty five for Artifact OOOO. Artifact OOOOO allows them enough flasks to stock a full Dragon of troops one apiece, although storing them may prove a problem.
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| − | <b>Acc / Dmg / Range / Rate / Artifact</b>
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| − | +0 / 5A / 15 / 1 / O
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| − | == Vitriol Cannon (Bilethrower) ==
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| − | The most infamous of Infernal weaponry, bilethrowers are hulking masses of dark stone carved into a brutish gauntlet, ornamented with vitrioline conduits and connected by armoured tubes to a misshapen alchemical device designed to worn on the bearer's back. There, vitriol is manufactured by rendering down jade across panels of pure vitrioline. The acid is routed down to the barrel, and fired with blasts of putrid dark green smoke. Every five shots, jade worth Resources OOO must be fed into the alchemical reactor to provide more fuel, making it a costly device to run. Firing a bilethrower requires a Dexterity + Archery roll.
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| − | <b>Acc / Dmg / Range / Rate / Artifact</b>
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| − | +1 / 6A / 10 / 1 / OO
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| − | Bilthrowers have a maximum range of ten yards.
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| − | == Feedback ==
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| − | I still read your stuff! ^_^ I'm still not convinced of the need to place Vitriol/ine on the same level as the 5MM, but as the circle still hasn't managed to roll high enough to get past the effects of the "I'm a friend" charm the Infernal in their midst has up, the question has been mechanically and effectively moot. Keep up the good work! I enjoy the way your mind works, even when I disagree with what you put out. ^_^ -[[Suzume]]
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| − | The vitriol/vitrioline debate troubles me still, but regardless I thought it would be pleasant to have the rules available should people want to use them in their campaigns. The artifact rules above are completely nonessential, and feel free to shirk them if it suits your game to do so. Nonetheless, thanks for your support...DeathBySurfeit
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| − | I, too, continue to track your progress over here. And I, for one, have no problem with vitroline as a MM. ~ <i>[[G]]</i>
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| − | Interestingly, a Dragon Blooded akuma from Blood & Salt uses 'black lead' weaponry, although not having the book myself I'm in scant position to work out whether it's statted as a MM itself. Thoughts? ...DeathBySurfeit
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